Ontario Word Search

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Illustrated Ontario scene — the artwork behind this city's word search puzzle

Free Ontario word search. We picked 12 themed words — landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.

Words to find: SNAKE, MALHEUR, OWYHEE, POTATO, ONION, WHEAT, PIONEER, RANCHING, ORCHARD, CANYON, DESERT, PLATEAU.

Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.

Ontario word list, defined

SNAKE /snɛɪk/ · noun, verb
A long, thin, legless, carnivorous reptile with a scaly body and a flicking tongue. To move in a sinuous, wavelike motion. Related: serpent, reptile, snake, adder.
POTATO /ˈpəʊtəʊ/ · noun
A starchy root vegetable, typically long and oval in shape, with a brown skin and white or yellow flesh. It is a major food source in many parts of the world. Related: tuber, spud, root, vegetable.
ONION /ˈɒnɪən/ · noun
A plant of the genus Allium, widely cultivated for its edible bulb, which is used in cooking for its flavor. Related: leek, garlic, shallot, scallion.
WHEAT /wɛt/ · noun
A cereal grain first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 10,000 years ago. It is a major food source worldwide. Related: oats, barley, rye, corn.
PIONEER /ˈpaɪəniər/ · noun
A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. A person who is a leader or innovator in a particular field. Related: settler, explorer, trailblazer, pathfinder.
RANCHING /ˈræntʃɪŋ/ · noun
The practice of managing and breeding livestock, especially cattle and sheep, on a large area of land, often in a rural area. The act of raising or breeding livestock, especially cattle and sheep, on a large area of land. Related: farming, herding, pastoralism, stockraising.
ORCHARD /ɔːrtʃərd/ · noun
A piece of land planted with fruit trees, especially apples or pears, typically forming a park or garden. Related: garden, park, plantation, grove.
CANYON /kænɪən/ · noun
A large natural ditch or ravine, typically with steep sides, often formed by the erosive action of a river. Related: gorge, ravine, chasm, gully.
DESERT /dɪˈzɜːrt/ · noun, verb
A dry and often hot region of land with very little rainfall, or to leave or abandon something or someone, especially in a careless or unkind way. Related: wasteland, barren land, arid region, parched earth.
PLATEAU /ˈplætoʊ/ · noun
A flat or elevated area of land, often with steep sides, or a period of little or no change in a particular situation or activity. Related: flat, level, plain, tableland.

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